GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.134

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30 Andorra
38 7
46 Caves
50 Pisces

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20 Nov 1

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30 Andorra
38 7
46 Caves
50 Pisces

TW

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49. The sciatic nerve

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14. A small European bat

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37. Jimmy Rodgers

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49. The sciatic nerve

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14. A small European bat

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37. Jimmy Rodgers

PP Can you keep your answers to one post please PP as per the quiz rules. Cheers

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39. Honey & Green Peas????

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39. Honey & Green Peas????

NUP FL

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1 What is gingivitis?
AN IMFLAMATION OF THE GUMS
2 For what does the acronym YWCA stand?
YOUNG WOMANS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
3 Who is the Australian Prime Minister?
JULIA GILLARD
4 Which American city is said to be the birthplace of jazz?
NEW ORLEANS
5 The Fame Monster is an album by which US singer-songwriter?
LADY GAGA
6 Which planet is nearest the sun?
MERCURY
7 In the Harry Potter books, what kind of creature is Dobby?
A HOUSE ELF
8 Napa Valley is a wine region in which US state?
CALIFORNIA
9 How many wheels does a tricycle have?
3
10 In which city was US president John F Kennedy assassinated in 1963?
DALLAS
11 What was the nickname of Gerald Noritis, played by Christopher Truswell, in the Australian television situation comedy series Hey Dad!?
NUDGE
12 Wayne Goss is a former premier of which Australian state?
QUEENSLAND
13 Which branch of mathematics deals with the study of triangles?
TRIGONOMETRY
14 Which mammal is called a pipistrello in Italian?
A BAT
15 Who directed the 1986 film Platoon?
OLIVER STONE
16 What is the capital of Afghanistan?
KABUL
17 In which year was the Berlin Wall erected?
1961
18 What is the fifth month of the year?
MAY
19 A sesquicentennial anniversary celebrates how many years?
150
20 On which date each year is All Saints' Day celebrated?
NOVEMBER 1ST
21 Which Italian city is famous for its Leaning Tower?
PISA
22 Who is South Australia's Health Minister?
JOHN HILL
23 What does the CB radio code 10-77 mean?
NEGATIVE CONTACT
24 In football, what is a hospital pass?
A PASS GIVEN TO A PLAYER WHO WILL INEVITABLY GET HURT
25 The song You'll Never Walk Alone comes from which musical?
CAROUSEL
26 Which letter is immediately to the left of W on a standard keyboard?
Q
27 Who played George Costanza in the television situation comedy series Seinfeld?
JASON ALEXANDER
28 In which forest did Robin Hood live?
SHERWOOD FOREST
29 Months of the year, except February, that begin on a Sunday always have how many
Sundays?
5
30 Two cows are depicted on the flag of which landlocked European principality?
ANDORRA
31 Who wrote the poem The Man from Snowy River?
AB (BANJO) PATTERSON
32 Which former tennis champion revealed last month she had won a battle with breast cancer?
MARTINA NAVRATILOVA
33 Catfish Row is the setting of which US opera?
PORGY AND BESS
34 What is the Roman numeral for 500?
D
35 On which river is the Victorian city of Horsham?
WIMMERA
36 In which year did Diana, Princess of Wales, die?
1997
37 Which US country singer was nicknamed the Singing Brakeman?
JIMMY RODGERS
38 How many Oscars did the 1957 film The Bridge on the River Kwai win?
7
39 What was the menu for the Owl and the Pussycat's wedding feast?
MINCE AND SLICES OF QUINCE
40 Which is the shallowest of North America's Great Lakes?
LAKE ERIE
41 What is Winnie the Pooh's favourite food?
HONEY
42 What is the cube of four?
64
43 Cosmic Creepers is the pet cat of Eglantine Price (Angela Lansbury) in which 1971 Disney film?
BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS
44 Which ancient Greek poet is the reputed author of the Iliad and Odyssey?
HOMER
45 How many degrees are in a right angle?
90
46 What does a speleologist study?
CAVES
47 Banquo is a character in which play by William Shakespeare?
MACBETH
48 Which German composer said: "I shall hear in heaven"?
LUDWIG BEETHOVEN
49 What is the longest nerve in the human body?
SCIATIC NERVE
50 What is the 12th sign of the zodiac?
PISCES

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE

END OF QUIZ